Opened on July 30, Rode’s Meats, owned by Jim and Andrea Rode, is quickly becoming a staple in Delphos. They offer custom butchering and processing for local producers and deer hunters, along with a diverse selection of fresh meats, including locally raised beef and pork, deli meats, cheeses and salads. The store also features seasonings, rubs, sauces, pickles, pork rinds, honey, syrup, candy and more. Celebrating their ribbon cutting with the Delphos Area Chamber of Commerce, a different special will be ran each day through Saturday. Friday offers a meat and cheese sampling of their own products. Saturday visit the store and enjoy their own grilled hamburgers, hot dogs and brats available for purchase. There will also be chances to win raffle prizes, including Ohio State v. Indiana tickets and Dean-Z The Ultimate Elvis tickets. Participating in the ribbon cutting are, from left, chamber members Angie Gable, Alex Odenweller, Amanda Waltz and Stacy Schnipke;the Rodes: Levi, Jim, Andrea and Alex; and chamber members Greg Gossman, Kelly Rist and Cindy Leis; Chamber Director Lindsey Lane and Delphos Mayor Andre McConnahea. Rode’s Meats is located at 1000 Coletta’s Way, Delphos. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. (CherryRoad Media/Nancy Spencer)